Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 35 min5:58 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 44 min7:20 am – 5:04 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 33°F50 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month June3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days38 days above 90°F, 57 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Raleigh 4 Sw station, 8 mi away; snow from Clayton Wtp
Nearby landmarksWendell Lakelake · 1.5 miHoffman Lakelake · 2.0 miSaint Augustine's Universitycollege · 5.1 miShaw Universitycollege · 5.5 miCrabtree Creek Water Shedreservoir · 5.8 miYates Millpondreservoir · 9.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCity of Raleigh Greenway - Lower Walnut Creek Greenwayrecreation area · under a mileTriangle Greenways Council Preserve - Walnut Creek Trailrecreation area · under a mileRaleigh National Cemeteryhistoric site · 4.6 miDutchmans Creek Mitigation Sitestate park · 10.8 mi · 91 acresGreenway Dedicationstate park · 10.9 miNorth Carolina Museum of Artstate historic site · 9.4 mi · 161 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighWake County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighHeat wave Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025250 of 365 days measured115 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 76main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Wake County monitors, NC
Drinking waterCity of Raleighserves 650,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation246 ft75 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryBarwell Road Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeSaint Augustine's University5.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh-Durham International Airport RDU16 miInterstateI-4401.9 miUS highwayUS 641.9 miAmtrakUnion Station RGH6.1 miCoachRaleigh New Bern AveFlixBus4.0 miTransit14 stops within a mileGoRaleighSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27611 ZIP area.
